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News Releases

Access recent press releases issued by Harpers Ferry Park.

2009 Draft Environmental Assessment - Gypsy Moth Suppression Program (large file)

2009 Releases

Prospects of Peace: A Soldier's Prayer 1864 - December 5-6
Award Winners Recognized
Harpers Ferry Park Announces Holiday Schedule
John Brown 150th Creative Design Winners
Veterans Day Free to Honor Veterans - Nov. 11
Under Fire: The Battle of Harpers Ferry - Oct. 31-Nov. 1
John Brown 150th Commemoration - Oct. 16-18
John Brown Media/Filming Information - Oct. 16-18
Mr. Lincoln Returns to Harpers Ferry - Oct 3
National Public Lands Day Celebration - Sept 26
John Brown Raid Service Learning Project Recognized
Eyes of the Army: The Cavalry Factor - Sept 12-13
Free Military Band Concert - Sept 5
The National Parks: America's Best Idea - August 25
Niagara Movement Pilgrimage to John Brown's Fort - August 23
Summer of Fire: Harpers Ferry 1864 - August 15-16
Under Fire: The Battle of Harpers Ferry 1862 - August 8-9
I Will Follow Them to the Death: Sheridan's Soldiers 1864 - August 1-2
Slavery, the Abolitionist Movement and Reflections of Jefferson & Lincoln - July 25
Youth Conservation Corps Members Contribute to Park Operations
Under Fire: The Battle of Harpers Ferry 1862 - July 18-19 
Giving Aid and Comfort: Medical and Relief Work During the Civil War - July 11-12
America's Picnic: Celebrating the Glorious Fourth - July 4
8th Annual Don Redman Concert & Awards June 27
Fee Free Weekends
National Trails Day - June 6
Defend and Protect - May 23-24
"Sword of the Spirit" Concert at Harpers Ferry Park May 9
General Management Plan Posted to Federal Register
Harpers Ferry Park Announces Recovery Act Projects
Summer Jobs for Youth with Youth Conservation Corps 
A Prelude to History: The Wedding of Virginia Kennedy - April 18
Park Sponsors Lesson Plan of the Month
Team Up To Clean Up Harpers Ferry Battlefield - April 4
Volunteers Needed For 21st Annual River Cleanup - April 4
Environmental Review of 2009 Gypsy Moth Program - March 13-April 13
Women's History Month Program - March 28-29
Park Proposes to Control Gypsy Moth in 09
January Volunteer of the Month
Black History Month Features W.E.B. Du Bois Feb. 1-28
Park Highlights Presidential Connections - Jan. 17, 18, 19, 21

Archived News Releases

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating Harpers Ferry National Monument on June 29, 1944.

Last Updated: November 20, 2009 at 10:21 EST